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Cavy Gazer
- Joined
- Apr 10, 2017
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- Joined
- Apr 10, 2017
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Newbie 1st time poster -- hello and thank you to more experienced cavy carers for sharing your wisdom!
I'm the mom to two human kids, and we've recently adopted 2 cavy 1yr old ladies to join our family. Poor girls were brought to the rescue with scurvy and severely overgrown nails, but are both super sweet and curious (one doesn't mind one bit being picked up, the other smells your hand but is a little skittish for the scoop -- however settles down nicely for a cuddle!).
We have the 24"x47" Midwest Guinea Habitat. I have sewn fleece liners to fit -- using one layer of fleece, sewn to a towel backing with a split in the center (like a pillow case), into which I insert a U-Haul furniture pad piece cut to size. I have to say this arrangement works QUITE well (*pats on back*).
Currently we have a litter box with CareFresh, and this is the area we put their hay and has their water bottle. They seem to pee mostly in there, but pellet production is hit and miss. So I sweep those up about twice daily and dump it in the litter box with the CareFresh, and then do a full "litter" change every 2 days and a full cage clean weekly.
That said, the litter box takes up some area -- and they track the CareFresh everywhere (and hay -- I need a hay rack). Soooo my question is:
Does anyone use JUST the fleece? How do you find it? Do they still tend to keep their pee in one area?
I was thinking I'd sew some smaller fleece panels with a furniture padding between, to put in this area instead of a litter box -- so I could switch them out every 2 days. I'd still be sweeping up the poops, but they'd go right to the compost. Would save on purchasing CareFresh too.
A side question -- they are sharing one hide currently -- but I'm thinking we need a 2nd as one keeps getting kicked out -- will they use two?
I have to say, their saucy & sweet personalities are pretty cute -- reminds me of my own kids!
I'm the mom to two human kids, and we've recently adopted 2 cavy 1yr old ladies to join our family. Poor girls were brought to the rescue with scurvy and severely overgrown nails, but are both super sweet and curious (one doesn't mind one bit being picked up, the other smells your hand but is a little skittish for the scoop -- however settles down nicely for a cuddle!).
We have the 24"x47" Midwest Guinea Habitat. I have sewn fleece liners to fit -- using one layer of fleece, sewn to a towel backing with a split in the center (like a pillow case), into which I insert a U-Haul furniture pad piece cut to size. I have to say this arrangement works QUITE well (*pats on back*).
Currently we have a litter box with CareFresh, and this is the area we put their hay and has their water bottle. They seem to pee mostly in there, but pellet production is hit and miss. So I sweep those up about twice daily and dump it in the litter box with the CareFresh, and then do a full "litter" change every 2 days and a full cage clean weekly.
That said, the litter box takes up some area -- and they track the CareFresh everywhere (and hay -- I need a hay rack). Soooo my question is:
Does anyone use JUST the fleece? How do you find it? Do they still tend to keep their pee in one area?
I was thinking I'd sew some smaller fleece panels with a furniture padding between, to put in this area instead of a litter box -- so I could switch them out every 2 days. I'd still be sweeping up the poops, but they'd go right to the compost. Would save on purchasing CareFresh too.
A side question -- they are sharing one hide currently -- but I'm thinking we need a 2nd as one keeps getting kicked out -- will they use two?
I have to say, their saucy & sweet personalities are pretty cute -- reminds me of my own kids!
